Research Article

Malnutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among Urban and Rural Children in North of West Azerbijan, Iran

Table 4

Comparison of status and proportion of malnourished children by gender and region in Salmas.

VariableWeight for ageHeight for ageWeight for height
Normal (%)Malnourished (%)Normal (%)Malnourished (%)Normal (%)Malnourished (%)

Gender
 Girl 442 (97.1)13 (2.9)420 (92.3)35 (7.7)449 (98.7)6 (1.3)
 Boy 439 (98.20)8 (1.8)416 (93.1)31 (6.9)440 (98.4)7 (1.6)
value0.290.660.75
Area
 Urban 426 (98.4)7 (1.6)416 (96.1)17 (3.9)426 (98.4)7 (1.6)
 Rural 455 (97)14 (3)429 (89.6)49 (10.4)463 (98.7)6 (1.3)
value*0.17<0.0010.67

Chi-square test.